Kanchaya Maosew, Alongkorn Wongmun and Jaruntorn Boonyanuphap

DOI: 10.14456/sjst-psu.2019.53

pp. 420 - 434

Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess the change in economic value of forest ecosystem services damaged by landslide
in the upstream region. The valuation of forest ecosystem services in the upstream region of Maepoon Sub-district indicate that
mixed deciduous forest with bamboo provided the higher value of ecosystem services of 54,780.88 $US/ha compared to mixed
deciduous forest with the values of 49,780.31 $US/ha, respectively. Comparing the total values of forest ecosystem services after
landslide condition (9 years ago) to normal condition of forest ecosystem services in the same ecosystem type can provide
information on change in ecosystem services values damaged by landslides. In case of 9-year landslide condition, mixed deciduous
forest with bamboo showed that there is the higher change in economic value of ecosystem services with 25,881.06 $US/ha,
whereas mixed deciduous forest showed that there is the change in ecosystem services values of 25,895.69 $US/ha.

Keywords

• forest ecosystem services
• economic value
• landslide
• mixed deciduous forest
• mixed deciduous forest with bamboo